Tree and Shrub Plant Guide (Metric)

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TREE, SHRUB AND CONIFER GUIDE (Metric)

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Name	Approx. Ultimate Height	Evergreen E Deciduous D	Average Growth per Year	Suitable for all conditions and:
Name	Approx. Ultimate Height	Evergreen E Deciduous D	Average Growth per Year	Exposed Windy Sites	Dense Shade	Wet Sites	Coastal Areas	Chalky Soil
Alder, Common	21m	D	45cm		Shady	Wet	Coastal
Alder, Grey	24m	D	45 - 60cm	Windy	Shady	Wet	Coastal
Alder, Italian	24m	D	60cm		Shady	Wet	Coastal	Chalky
Amelanchier Lamarckii	4.6m	D	30 - 45cm		Shady	Wet
Amelanchier Obelisk	4.6m	D	30 - 45cm		Shady	Wet
Amelanchier gr. Robin Hill	7.6m	D	30 - 45cm		Shady	Wet
Ash	30m	D	30 - 45cm	Windy		Wet	Coastal	Chalky
Ash, Claret	21m	D	30 - 45cm	Windy		Wet	Coastal	Chalky
Aspen	15m	D	45cm	Windy		Wet
Beech, Green	30m	D *	60cm	Windy				Chalky
Beech, Purple	30m	D *	45cm	Windy				Chalky
Berberis Darwinii	2.4m	E	30cm		Shady		Coastal	Chalky
Berberis darwinii Compacta	90cm	E	10cm		Shady			Chalky
Berberis Frikartii Telstar	90cm	E	10cm		Shady			Chalky
Berberis, Green	120cm	D	30cm	Windy	Shady			Chalky
Berberis Julianae	3m	E	30cm		Shady		Coastal	Chalky
Berberis, Purple	1.5m	D	30cm	Windy	Shady			Chalky
Berberis Stenophylla	2.7m	E	45cm		Shady		Coastal	Chalky
Birch, Himalayan	12m	D	40cm	Windy	Shady	Wet		Chalky
Birch, Paper	27m	D	40cm	Windy	Shady	Wet		Chalky
Birch, Silver	15m	D	40cm	Windy	Shady	Wet		Chalky
Birch, Young�s Weeping	3.7m	D	25cm	Windy	Shady	Wet		Chalky
Blackthorn	4m	D	30cm	Windy		Wet	Coastal
Box, Common	9m	E	10 - 15cm		Shady		Coastal	Chalky
Box Dwarf	90cm	E	3 - 5cm		Shady		Coastal	Chalky
Box, Faulkner	1.8m	E	10 - 15cm		Shady		Coastal	Chalky
Box, Green Balloon	1m	E	5 - 8cm		Shady		Coastal	Chalky
Box, Variegated	120cm	E	5cm		Shady		Coastal	Chalky
Buckthorn, Alder	4m	D	45cm			Wet
Buckthorn, Common or Purging	4.6m	D	30cm					Chalky
Buckthorn, Sea	2.4m	D	30 - 45cm	Windy	Shady		Coastal
Cedar, Blue Atlas	30m	E	60cm
Cherry, Autumn Flowering	7.6m	D	30cm					Chalky
Cherry, Bird	10.7m	D	40cm					Chalky
Cherry, Cheal�s Weeping	6m	D	25cm					Chalky
Cherry, Double White	13.7m	D	30cm					Chalky
Cherry, Royal Burgundy	6m	D	30cm					Chalky
Cherry, Great White	9m	D	30cm				Coastal
Cherry, Kanzan	9m	D	30cm					Chalky
Cherry, Mount Fuji	5.5m	D	45cm					Chalky
Cherry, Flag Pole	7.6m	D	30cm					Chalky
Cherry, Sargent�s	9m	D	30cm					Chalky
Cherry, Spire	9m	D	30cm
Cherry, Shirofugen	9m	D	30cm				Coastal
Cherry, Tibetan	9m	D	30cm
Cherry, Wild	18m	D	50cm					Chalky
Chestnut, Horse	27m	D	45cm		Shady			Chalky
Chestnut, Red Horse	15m	D	30cm		Shady			Chalky
Chestnut, Sweet	18m	D	45cm				Coastal
Cornelian Cherry	3m	D	45cm			Wet		Chalky
Cornus Venus	3 - 4m	D	-			Wet
Cotoneaster franchetii	2.4m	E	30 - 45cm	Windy	Shady		Coastal	Chalky
Cotoneaster Hybridus Pendulus	3m	E ***	30 - 45cm		Shady		Coastal	Chalky
Cotoneaster lacteus	3.7m	E	30 - 45cm	Windy	Shady		Coastal	Chalky
Cotoneaster rothschildianus	4.6m	E	30 - 45cm	Windy	Shady		Coastal	Chalky
Cotoneaster simonsii	2.1m	E **	25 - 30cm	Windy	Shady		Coastal	Chalky
Crab Apple	10.7m	D	30cm					Chalky
Crab Apple, Golden Hornet	7.6m	D	30cm					Chalky
Crab Apple, Japanese	4.6m	D	15 - 25cm					Chalky
Crab Apple, John Downie	9m	D	30cm					Chalky
Crab Apple, Royalty	7.6m	D	30cm					Chalky
Crab Apple, Rudolph	6-7.6m	D	30cm					Chalky
Dogwood	2.4m	D	45cm	Windy		Wet		Chalky
Dogwood, Black Stemmed	2.1 - 2.4m	D	45cm	Windy		Wet		Chalky
Dogwood, Golden Variegated	2.1 - 2.4m	D	45cm	Windy		Wet		Chalky
Dogwood, Midwinter Fire	120cm	D	15cm			Wet		Chalky
Dogwood, Red Stemmed	2.1 - 2.4m	D	45cm	Windy		Wet		Chalky
Dogwood, Silver Variegated	2.1 - 2.4m	D	45cm	Windy		Wet		Chalky
Dogwood, Yellow Stemmed	2.1 - 2.4m	D	45cm	Windy		Wet		Chalky
Elaeagnus Ebbingei	3m	E	30 - 45cm	Windy			Coastal
Elaeagnus Ebbingei Limelight	3m	E	30 - 45cm	Windy			Coastal
Elder	3.7m	D	60 - 90cm		Shady	Wet	Coastal	Chalky
Elm, English	-	D	45 - 60cm				Coastal
Escallonia, C F Ball	2.4m	E	30cm				Coastal
Escallonia, Donard Seedling	2.4m	E	30cm				Coastal
Euonymus, Gold	60cm	E	5 - 8cm	Windy	Shady		Coastal	Chalky
Euonymus, Golden Japanese	2.4m	E	15 - 25cm				Coastal	Chalky
Eucalyptus Gunnii	24m	E	120cm				Coastal
Eucalyptus pauciflora niphophila	5.5m	E	120cm				Coastal
Euonymus, Silver	60cm	E	5 - 8cm	Windy	Shady		Coastal	Chalky
Fir, Caucasian	37m	E	60cm
Flowering Currant King Edward VII	1.8m	D	30cm		Shady		Coastal
Forsythia	2.4m	D	45cm					Chalky
Golden Elm	3.7m	D	15cm
Gorse	1.8m	E	15 - 30cm	Windy			Coastal
Griselinia	4.6m	E	30cm				Coastal
Guelder Rose	4m	D	30cm	Windy		Wet
Hazel	6m	D	45cm	Windy
Hazel, Golden-Leaf	6m	D	45cm	Windy
Hazel, Purple-Leaf	6m	D	45cm	Windy
Hemlock, Western	30m	E	60 - 90cm
Holly, Blue	2.4m	E	15cm	Windy	Shady		Coastal
Holly, Golden King	7.6m	E	15 - 30cm	Windy	Shady		Coastal	Chalky
Holly, Green	20m	E	25 - 30cm	Windy	Shady		Coastal	Chalky
Holly, Japanese	3.7m	E	20 - 30cm		Shady
Holly, J.C. van Tol	6m	E	15 - 30cm	Windy	Shady		Coastal	Chalky
Holly, Silver Hedgehog	1.8m	E	15cm	Windy	Shady		Coastal
Honeysuckle Hedging, Gold	1.5m	E	25cm		Shady			Chalky
Honeysuckle Hedging, Green	1.5m	E	25cm		Shady			Chalky
Hornbeam	24m	D *	30 - 60cm	Windy		Wet		Chalky
Hornbeam, Fastigiate	18m	D *	30 - 60cm	Windy		Wet		Chalky
Hypericum Hidcode	120cm	***	30-45cm					Chalky
Laburnum	7m	D	30cm	Windy
Larch	30m	D	90cm	Windy
Laurel	5.2m	E	30cm		Shady	Wet
Laurel, Dwarf	120cm	E	15cm		Shady	Wet
Laurel, Etna	2.4m	E	15cm		Shady	Wet
Laurel, Marbled White	4.6m	E	15 - 25cm		Shady	Wet
Laurel, Portugal	4.6m	E	25cm		Shady	Wet		Chalky
Laurel, Spotted	2.4m	E	15 - 25cm		Shady	Wet	Coastal
Lavender Hidcote	60cm	E	10cm				Coastal	Chalky
Lavender, Old English	90 - 120cm	E	15cm				Coastal	Chalky
Lavender, White	90 - 120cm	E	15cm				Coastal	Chalky
Leyland Cypress	30m	E	75 - 90cm				Coastal
Leyland Cypress, Golden	30m	E	60 - 75cm				Coastal
Lilac	6m	D	30cm					Chalky
Lilac, Double Red	6m	D	30cm					Chalky
Lilac, Double White	6m	D	30cm					Chalky
Lime, Red-Twigged	24m	D	45cm	Windy
Lime, Small-Leaved	23m	D	45cm	Windy
Liquidambar	24m	D	30cm
London Plane	30m	D	45cm
Maple, Crimson King	12m	D	30cm					Chalky
Maple, Field	24m	D	30 - 60cm	Windy	Shady		Coastal	Chalky
Maple, Norway	27m	D	45cm	Windy	Shady			Chalky
Maple, Silver Variegated	12m	D	25 - 30cm		Shady			Chalky
Mountain Ash	12m	D	30cm	Windy		Wet	Coastal
Mountain Ash, Chinese	9m	D	30cm	Windy		Wet	Coastal
Mountain Ash, Edulis	12m	D	30cm	Windy		Wet	Coastal
Mountain Ash, Joseph Rock	7.6m	D	30cm	Windy		Wet	Coastal
Mountain Ash, Pink Pagoda	6m	D	30cm	Windy		Wet
Nepeta Six Hills Giant	90cm	E	15 - 25cm
Oak, English or Common	30m	D	25cm	Windy			Coastal	Chalky
Oak, Holm	24m	E	25 - 30cm		Shady		Coastal
Oak, Red	30m	D	45cm					Chalky
Oak, Sessile	40m	D	25cm				Coastal
Osmanthus	3m	E	10 - 15cm
Pear Chanticleer	6m	D	25cm
Pear, Common	15m	D	30cm			Wet
Philadelphus	2.4m	D	30cm	Windy				Chalky
Photinia Little Red Robin	90cm	E	8 - 15cm					Chalky
Photinia Red Robin	2.4m	E	15 - 25cm					Chalky
Pine, Austrian	27m	E	50cm	Windy			Coastal	Chalky
Pine, Scots	24m	E	50cm	Windy			Coastal
Plum, Myrobalan	7.6m	D	30 - 45cm	Windy				Chalky
Plum, Purple Blaze	7.6m	D	30 - 45cm	Windy				Chalky
Poplar, Lombardy	30m	D	60 - 75cm	Windy	Shady	Wet	Coastal
Poplar Robusta	30m	D	60cm	Windy	Shady	Wet
Poplar, Variegated Balm of Gilead	15m	D	45cm		Shady	Wet
Poplar, White	20m	D	50cm	Windy	Shady	Wet	Coastal	Chalky
Potentilla fruticosa	120cm	D	15 - 25cm	Windy			Coastal	Chalky
Privet, Golden	3m	E ***	30cm	Windy	Shady		Coastal	Chalky
Privet, Green	3.7m	E ***	30cm	Windy	Shady		Coastal	Chalky
Privet, Wild	3m	D	45cm	Windy			Coastal	Chalky
Pyracantha, Golden Sun	2.7m	E	30 - 60cm				Coastal
Pyracantha, Red Column	2.7m	E	30 - 60cm				Coastal
Pyracantha, Orange Glow	2.7m	E	30 - 60cm				Coastal
Quickthorn	14m	D	45cm	Windy		Wet	Coastal	Chalky
Robinia Pseudoacacia	24m	D	30 - 45cm
Rose, Blanc Double de Coubert	1.8m	D	30 - 45cm				Coastal	Chalky
Rose, Dog Rose	2.1m	D	45cm				Coastal	Chalky
Rose, Field Rose	3 - 3.7m	D	45cm				Coastal	Chalky
Rose, Fru Dagmar Hastrup	1.4m	D	30 - 45cm				Coastal	Chalky
Rose, Glauca	2.1m	D	30 - 45cm				Coastal	Chalky
Rose, Hansa	1.5m	D	30 - 45cm				Coastal	Chalky
Rose, Multiflora	4.6m	D	60 - 75cm				Coastal	Chalky
Rose, Roseraie de L�Hay	2.1m	D	30 - 45cm				Coastal	Chalky
Rose, Rugosa	2.1m	D	30 - 45cm				Coastal	Chalky
Rose, Rugosa Red	2.1m	D	30 - 45cm				Coastal	Chalky
Rose, Rugosa White	2.1m	D	30 - 45cm				Coastal	Chalky
Rose, Pendulina	90cm	D	30cm				Coastal	Chalky
Rose, Scotch or Burnet	90cm	D	30cm				Coastal	Chalky
Rose, Sweet Briar	2.4m	D	45cm				Coastal	Chalky
Rose, Sweet Briar	1.5m	D	45cm				Coastal	Chalky
Rosemary	1.8m	E	25cm				Coastal	Chalky
Rubus Cockburnianus	2.4m	D	30 - 45cm
Santolina	60cm	E	10cm				Coastal
Service Tree, Wild	18m	D	30cm	Windy				Chalky
Smoke Bush, Golden	2.4m	D	25cm	Windy
Snowberry	2.1m	D	60 - 75cm	Windy	Shady	Wet	Coastal	Chalky
Snowberry, White Hedge	1.5m	D	30 - 60cm	Windy	Shady	Wet	Coastal	Chalky
Spindle	2.4m	D	45cm					Chalky
Spruce, Norway	30m	E	75cm	Windy
Spruce, Serbian	21m	E	70cm	Windy
Sweet Box	60cm	E	2 - 5cm		Shady
Sycamore	30m	D	50cm	Windy	Shady		Coastal	Chalky
Thorn, Cockspur	7.6m	D	30cm	Windy		Wet	Coastal	Chalky
Thorn, Double Pink	7.6m	D	30cm	Windy		Wet	Coastal	Chalky
Thorn, Double Scarlet	7.6m	D	30cm	Windy		Wet	Coastal	Chalky
Thuja Emerald	6m	E	25cm	Windy		Wet		Chalky
Thuja Plicata Atrovirens	30m	E	60cm			Wet		Chalky
Tulip tree	30m	D	60cm
Viburnum Fragrans	2.7m	D	25 - 30cm					Chalky
Viburnum tinus	2.4m	E	15cm				Coastal	Chalky
Walnut	30m	D	30 - 40cm
Wayfaring Tree	3m	D	30cm	Windy			Coastal	Chalky
Weeping Silver Pear	6 - 8m	D	15cm
Whitebeam	15m	D	30cm	Windy			Coastal	Chalky
Whitebeam Lutescens	12m	D	30cm	Windy			Coastal	Chalky
Willow, Coyote	6m	D	90 - 120cm	Windy			Coastal
Willow, Contorted	6m	D	90 - 120cm	Windy			Coastal
Willow, Goat	9m	D	30 - 90cm	Windy		Wet	Coastal	Chalky
Willow, Golden Weeping	20m	D	30cm			Wet		Chalky
Willow, Grey Sallow	3m	D	60 - 120cm	Windy		Wet	Coastal	Chalky
Willow, Osier	9m	D	45 - 60cm	Windy		Wet	Coastal	Chalky
Willow, White	17m	D	45 - 60cm	Windy		Wet	Coastal	Chalky
Yew, English	15m	E	15 - 25cm	Windy				Chalky
Yew, Golden	3.7 - 4.6m	E	10cm	Windy
Yew, Irish	9m	E	15 - 25cm	Windy				Chalky

Average Growth Per Year. This figure represents the annual increase in height you can expect over the first 10-20 years. We have tried to give as accurate a figure as possible but plants are not only affected by their response to soil conditions and the weather but also vary considerably in their growth habits. Some are slow in growth for the first years after planting, then grow very rapidly, others grow rapidly when young and then slow down, and others have steady growth habits. Some plants because of their form (i.e. weeping habit) may put on a lot of growth but only increase in height relatively slowly.

* Retains its copper of brown leaves throughout winter on hedges.
** Semi-evergreen. Has a new crop of leaves in October, which often last to spring in warm regions, but normally fall earlier in cold regions or in harsh winters.
*** Evergreen, but may lose its foliage in very hard winters.

BUCKINGHAM NURSERIES AND GARDEN CENTRE - ESTABLISHED 1945

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